Seaside School, Inc
June 2023 Board Meeting
Date and Time
Location
Seacoast Collegiate High School
109 Greenway Trail
Santa Rosa Beach, FL 32459
Founded in 1996
Serving Students in Grades 5 - 12
We seek to sustain an educational community where an emphasis on academic excellence is complemented by our concern for each learner’s personal growth and intellectual, aesthetic, and psychological development. The curriculum is developmentally responsive – actively engaging students in learning skills in context, integrative – directing students to connect learning to daily lives, and exploratory – enabling students to discover their abilities, interests, learning styles, and ways that they can make contributions to society.
Information on procedures for public comment can be found at https://www.seasideschools.net/domain/35.
If anyone needs special assistance to participate in the public input session, every effort will be made to provide an appropriate accommodation. When requesting accommodations for public input, please allow no less than 1 business day notice prior to the scheduled meeting.
Specific issues about a particular student should only be addressed to the school’s Director of Student Services, rather than the Board of Directors.
All public comments will be taken under advisement by the Board, but will not elicit a written or spoken response. The names of persons providing public comment and a brief summary of topics or input will be included in the meeting minutes published. A response will be provided to the stakeholder within seven (7) days.
Agenda
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| I. | Opening Items | 5:30 PM | |||
| A. | Record Attendance | 1 m | |||
| B. | Call the Meeting to Order | ||||
| C. | Pledge of Allegiance | Kristen "Rhea" Goff | 2 m | ||
| II. | Consent Agenda Items | 5:33 PM | |||
| A. | Approve May Board Minutes | Approve Minutes | Kristen "Rhea" Goff | 2 m | |
| B. | Financials | FYI | Kav Tucker | 1 m | |
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With this months review of the current month’s activity (May) showing a YTD surplus of $285K in combination with the previous months in this fiscal year there was an overall improvement to my projections to what Jun 30 may look like. I’m currently expecting a year end surplus of $168K, |
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| C. | Approve Drew Ward to sign checks for Seaside Schools, Inc. | FYI | Jenna O’Donoghue | 1 m | |
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Prior approval of Drew ward to sign checks for Seaside Schools, Inc did not include his full name as needed by the financial institution. |
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| III. | School Update | 5:37 PM | |||
| A. | Head of Schools Report | FYI | Drew Ward | 5 m | |
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Drafted report is kept here (Click here)
Key highlights:
Academic Highlights: 100% of eighth grade Math Students scored at level 5 99% overall math in middle school 84% overall English Language Arts (grades 5-10) |
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| B. | New High School Teachers for Hire | Vote | Drew Ward | 5 m | |
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Val Wallace, Spanish Teacher Nicholas Volpe, PT CTE Instructor Donna Armstrong, High School Counselor |
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| IV. | Foundation Update | 5:47 PM | |||
| A. | Foundation Report | FYI | Teresa Horton | 3 m | |
| V. | Governance Committee | 5:50 PM | |||
| A. | Updates and Revisions to Bylaws | Vote | Farrar Barker | 3 m | |
| VI. | Finance Committee | 5:53 PM | |||
| A. | 2023-2024 Budget Update | FYI | Kav Tucker | 5 m | |
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Current Drafted 2023-2024 Budget
Goal dependency on raised Foundation funds: $260,000 Current budget dependency on Foundation: $291,385
Revenue Additions: 40 Students High School
Operations Expenses Additions:
Increased Teacher Salary Scale by average of 7.7% Increased non-instructional salaries (to be approved June) - but already estimated and allocated in drafted budget.
New Staff Positions: High School Spanish High School: Part time Math High School: PT Critical Thinking/ELA High School: PT Custodial
Middle School: school Leadership Support Stipends
Contract: Communications Textbooks: Added $160,000 in textbooks Rent for Portables
Reduced Positions: One administrative position
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| B. | The Seaside Schools (Salary Scale) Non-Instructional Staff | Vote | Kav Tucker | 5 m | |
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Click here to open the Seaside Salary Scale.
The bottom tabs note recommendations to increase the salary scales of our 10-12 month employees: Finance and HR Director Front Office Administrator (hourly employee) Receptionist (hourly employee) Custodial (hourly employee)
Deeper Comparisons to Walton can be found here
The building level principal position salaries are still being vetted by the committee based on the additional facility, operations and additional responsibilities.
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| VII. | Student Excellence | 6:03 PM | |||
| A. | Performance Hall | Discuss | Mark Foley | 2 m | |
| B. | 2023-2024 Social Studies Books | Vote | Mark Foley | 2 m | |
| VIII. | Development Committee | 6:07 PM | |||
| A. | Approve Communications Contract | Vote | Mike Kerrigan | 3 m | |
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The administrative team is asking the board to approve the communication contract submitted by Bobby Parker (attached).
The contract is in the budget and was vetted by Development Committee. |
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| B. | Update | FYI | Mike Kerrigan | 2 m | |
| IX. | Executive Committee | 6:12 PM | |||
| A. | Executive Director Position (Vote for Hire) | Vote | Jenna O’Donoghue | 15 m | |
| B. | Expansion Update (General Contractor to Vote) | Vote | Greg Latour | 10 m | |
| C. | Committee Assignments | FYI | Jenna O’Donoghue | 3 m | |
| X. | Public Comment | ||||
| XI. | Other Business | ||||
| XII. | Closing Items | ||||
| A. | Adjourn Meeting | Vote | Kristen "Rhea" Goff | ||